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Janice Leung

Crosscurrents
Osage Kwun Tong
Ends Mar 9
This  exhibition at Osage Kwun Tong is extraordinary not just because it's a new media show - an art form rarely found in local galleries - but because it presents different facets of digital art through works by three artists from Beijing and Hong Kong.
Sensors are involved in most of  Jin Jiangbo's works. His Mao Zedong, for example, is an interactive portrait of Mao whose stare follows the visitor and speaks in an unclear voice, through which the artist expresses his  hazy impression of China's former chairman.
Qiu Zhijie tackles  digital art with computer interface. In his International Airport Republic series, panoramic shots of different airports are presented on computer. The user can jump from one airport to another by  clicking on the images, but soon gets confused  by their  similar architectural  styles - a   statement on globalisation.
Similarly, The West by Qiu  questions the concept of 'west'  through three computer interfaces  that feature an archive of maps, calendars, still images, documentary clips and interviews. The multiple  directions needed  to navigate the materials tactically defy the grand narratives of  a supposedly superior west.
The exhibition also features a commissioned work by local artist  Kingsley Ng Siu-king. Musical Wheel  is spaceship-like and revolves slowly  like a carousel. Visitors can enter, lie down and listen to the sounds generated by  400 cello strings  hanging outside the work while interacting with light beams above.
Although the idea is developed from the mechanical character of the Kwun Tong industrial district, the result  is a spiritual ambience that immerses the visitor in a sensual experience that combines sound, vision and vibrations.
From this, one can tell that the young artist understands the spirit of new media, which is not just an advanced level of cinema where the visual always comes first.
Musical Wheel is conceptually solid and  well crafted, as are most of the other exhibits by Jin and Qiu.  Together they form one of the best shows  in town.
Tue-Sun, 10am-7pm, 5/F Kian Dai Industrial Building, 73-75 Hung To Rd, Kwun Tong. Inquiries: 2793 4817



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